IN FEBRUARY 1974 Nick Drake recorded his last songs. One of them was Black Eyed Dog, in which he sang about the depression enveloping his life. The English songwriter had…
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Since moving to the UK from his US birthplace in the mid-60s, Joe Boyd has had a major effect on the direction of English music. His work with the Incredible…
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IRISH singer Lisa Hannigan did not know who she was listening to the first time she heard English folk legend Nick Drake. "Somebody put his song River Man on a…
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Nick Drake was a British singer-songwriter who died by his own hand aged just 26 in November 1974. He left behind three albums which were met with indifference at the…
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Nick Drake’s legend becomes more and more potent as time goes on. We announced a while back that the Sydney Opera House will be celebrating his musical legacy with a…
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Yes, James Valentine was very happy indeed that he said yes to Lisa Hannigan coming on the program. After he listened to her album he was most pleased and describes…
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MERE WEEKS AWAY FROM THE37TH ANNIVERSARY OF NICKDRAKE’S DEATH, HIS LONG TIMEPRODUCER JOE BOYD ANDSOMEONE WHO SHARED A SIMILAREXPERIENCE AS DRAKE, VASHTIBUNYAN, TALK TO ANTHONYCAREW ABOUT WAY TO BLUE. Nike…
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